God
Proved His Love!
THE CHARACTER OF
THE GOD KIND OF LOVE:
In Romans 5:8 "But God commanded His love toward us, in that,
while we were yet sinners,
The word “commendeth” means to prove,
exhibit, or demonstrate.
The love God has for us
is - in spite of our sinning conduct.
The demonstration of the
character of the God kind of love is that it is not limited or controlled by
another person. God's love started in Himself and did not ever cease to be, but
persisted and continued to the death.
God's love for us is
totally, utterly, finally, and eternally, unto death and beyond.
Before there could or
would be any reciprocation from us God stayed true to His love.
Our sins do not change
God's love for us.
Our love can be changed
by the actions of the one we love. We can and do choose to fall out of love
with others.
The character of God's
love is immovable by what we do.
This does not mean that
God has no other character traits.
THE CHARACTER
OF THE
GOD KIND OF
WRATH:
Rom.
We have but to read the
book of Revelation to see the wrath that God demonstrates toward ungodliness
and unrighteousness. As dedicated as God is to love He is just as dedicated to
wrath against ungodliness and unrighteousness.
Heb:
the hands of the
living God.
DO GOD'S LOVE AND wrath
contradict each other?
We can see that God will
not alter His commitment to absolute love of us.
We can also see that God
will not alter His wrath and is committed to the eradication of all forms of
disobedience.
We learn from this there
is no conflict between the character traits of God but an unchangeable
commitment, one that is never altered by emotions, circumstances, or feelings!
Heb:13:8:
and to day, and
forever.
LAW OF THE JUNGLE;
Law of the fittest:
If we look at the natural
world around us we see the young killed and eaten by the older and stronger,
that doesn't seem fair.
We observe that war waged
by the animal kingdom and the kingdoms of men war for their very existence,
that doesn't seem fair.
We see the innocent die
at the hand of the more powerful, that doesn't seem fair.
All these things seem to
make testimony that God's love is not present on earth. We see violence in
every aspect of earth's environment.
Gen 6:11: The earth also was corrupt before God,
and the earth was
filled with violence.
In the days of
This current state of
evil was not God's work but the work of sinful people. Violence is the result
of the Devil influencing fallen mankind to sin!
1Jn:3:8: He that committeth sin is of the
devil (or under his control); for the devil sinneth
from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he
might destroy (break the Devil's control over us) the works of the devil.
God doesn't release His
wrath for the thought of evil but the acts of evil.
HOW CAN GOD LOVE
US WHEN
BAD THINGS
HAPPEN TO US?
When by our experience we
observe so much evil in the lives of people, how do we reconcile a God of love
with these facts?
It is hard to understand
how God can allow evil to come upon His very own children and still love them.
As loving parents it is difficult to understand how God can stand back and do
nothing to intervene in the lives of His children when they are overwhelmed by
evil.
At the premature or
painful death of a loved one it is hard to reconcile the love of God. It seems
strange that
How can God really love me
and allow this bad thing to
happen to me?
At no time does the Bible
say that God's love is revealed to us by signs, wonders, miracles, healings,
deliverance from devils, or being raised from the dead.
God's love is revealed to
us by Him sending His Only Begotten Son to die on the cross for us. God uses no
other method to reveal His love for us.
Rom. 5:8 "God commendeth (proved,
demonstrated) his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
God demonstrated His love
for us by dying for us. No other sign is validated by the scriptures to prove
God's love for us other than the cross of
PROOF OF
GOD'S LOVE FOR US!
Whatever happens to us in
this life, whatever sorrows come, trials, death, sickness, financial reversals,
or injustices we have the sure evidence of God's love for us that remains
constant, unchanging and that is the Cross of Calvary.
John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.
This is the proof of God's love for the world
(of sinners and saints) that He sent His Son to die for those that were not
seeking Him. No greater demonstration of God's love could be given other than
that one would die for you and I!
Jn:
that a man lay
down his life for his friends.
While we were yet God's
enemies
He sent
Rom:
The never changing character
of God is
recorded for us in the
Gospels:
Matt
Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.
44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse
you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use
you, and persecute you;
45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the
good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46: For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Do not
even the publicans the same?
47: And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye
more than others? Do not even the publicans so?
48: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father, which is in
heaven, is perfect.
Isa:55:8: For my thoughts are not your
thoughts,
neither are your ways
my ways, saith the LORD.
God's remedy for or inability
to understand the mind of God:
God's remedy for our lack
of understanding is to renew our thinking (our mind) so it reflects the way God
thinks about things.
Eph 4:23: And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
Col 3:10: And have put on the new man, which
is renewed in knowledge
After the image of him that created him:
Phil 2:5: Let this mind be in you, which was also in
God so loved the world He
said:
Matt 13:24-29: Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But
while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his
way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared
the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir,
didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares? He
said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants
said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the rest, ye root up also the
wheat with them.
Matt 18:14: Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in
heaven,
that one of these
little ones should perish.
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Love constrains God
from dealing with the
results of mankind's sin.
We must always keep in
mind that God loves the world. Not only
His children - but
His enemies as well.
He said: "not my will be done but thy will be done."
We need to rise to the place were we
understand that we are here for God's purposes and for others. God's love is
not relegated to just a few chosen people but all people, friends and foes
alike.
We have a great deal of trouble understanding
these things because we have not appropriated His nature fully into our
understanding.
We can only begin to gain understanding as we
read, hear, and study the scriptures for they are the record that reveals God's
character to the fullest extent.
Matt 4:4: But he answered and said, It is
written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Lk:
WE must be careful that
we do not allow
church traditions to seal up
the truth of God.
Mk:
2nd Cor. 5:17-19 Therefore if any man be
in
God proved His love for us
BY
God bless you, and
reveal His love to you.
